Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Civil Engineering

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$35,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 645 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,907 and $26,573 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Civil Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh Civil Engineering Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Temple University

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree civil eng students list, Drexel has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Drexel

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Civil Engineering Report

Switch to a Similar Major

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

Featured Engineering Schools

Find Schools Near You